Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Total (n = 105) | Women who gave birth (n = 39) | Husbands (n = 30) | Mothers/mothers-in-law (n = 28) | Village heads/VHVs (n = 8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: median (range) | 33 (17–72) | 27 (17–43) | 31.5 (18–47) | 49 (40–72) | 40.5 (29–57) |
Ethnic group: n (%) | |||||
Tree | 78 (74.3) | 27 (69.2) | 24 (80.0) | 22 (78.6) | 5 (62.5) |
Makong | 22 (21.0) | 10 (25.6) | 5 (16.7) | 6 (21.4) | 1 (12.5) |
Phoutha | 3 (2.9) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.2) |
Other | 2 (1.9) | 1 (2.6) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Education: n (%) | |||||
0 years | 75 (71.4) | 33 (84.6) | 14 (46.7) | 28 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
1–5 years | 24 (22.9) | 5 (12.8) | 13 (43.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (75.0) |
6–11 years | 5 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (25.0) |
More than 12 years | 1 (1.0) | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Religion: n (%) | |||||
Animism | 97 (92.4) | 37 (94.9) | 27 (90.0) | 26 (92.9) | 7 (87.5) |
Buddhism | 3 (2.9) | 2 (5.1) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (7.1) | 0 (0.0) |
No answer | 5 (4.8) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (12.5) |